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Feeling panicky
Hi! I haven't posted anywhere close to the knot or the nest since I got married last April, but I got some news today and don't know where else to turn. As a bit of backstor my husband and I got married 4/5/2014. I am 33 YO and my DH is 35 YO. I went off of BC when we returned from our honeymoon and got my period normally until September when it just stopped until early January 2015. I saw my gyno and she referred me to an RE who we saw in early March. Fast forward through the awful ultrasound and the doctor tells us that I have PCOS. I had my first round of Clomid with Metformin and nothing and he jacked up the metformin and had me do another round of Clomid. I had more bloodwork and another ultrasound this morning and they called and told me that while there is a follicle growing, its not growing fast enough or high enough and the doctor wants to put me on an injectable medication (I didn't get the name but I am guessing ovidrel based upon google searches).
I am terrified of needles and have an awful time giving blood for the testing (the poor phlebotomist!). I am just really freaking out that the clomid isn't working and that the doctor is jacking up my dosages again. Everyone I know that has gone on clomid has had no problems with it so I feel alone and terrified. Also, I am a little unnerved because the doctor never really mentioned what we would do if the clomid didn't work.
Long story short...I am scared shitless and could use some helpful advice from anyone who has experienced this
Re: Feeling panicky
I had to do injections last month, the needle is really small, you'll be fine.
Currently on Metformin and Synthroid
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Don't panic! Like pps said, Clomid doesn't work for everyone. It didn't work for me. I moved on to injectables after 2 failed clomid cycles (and REALLY bad side effects) and honestly, they were SO much better than the Clomid crazies. I barely felt the needles (sometimes not at all), had zero side effects and it was a piece of cake. IF you do end up going down that route, don't worry! Your hubby can give you the shots! Just ask your RE for subcutaneous ones if at all possible and it'll be super easy. I am awful at bloodwork, but these shots are nothing like that.
Unfortunately, our full injectables cycle failed so we moved to a diff RE and are now doing Femara plus injectables. I've responded best to this protocol. We did two cycles (that unfortunately failed) and have one left "in the bank" before we're staring at IVF. You might ask your doc about a combo like that. It's only a few shots vs a full protocol of them. My last two cycles, I did the femara and only had 4 shots plus the trigger shot.
Don't panic! Just take it one day at a time and see what your doc has to say. And if you end up going down the needle road, I promise the anticipation of giving yourself the shots is FAR worse than the actual shots. You'll do fine!
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T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.